Federal authorities have dismantled a clandestine laboratory in a rural area of Jocotepec filled with clues that the property was used for the production of counterfeit over-the-counter medications.

As you hang up your 2024 calendar, you may want to mark dates of civic holidays, major religious and social festivities and special events coming up in Mexico and Jalisco over the next 12 months.

A 40-year-old male cyclist who died after being hit by a truck on Avenida Juan Gil Preciado in Zapopan on December 7 was the 16th such fatality reported in the Guadalajara metropolitan area during 2023, according to Bici Blanca, an NGO that maintains a website of data about cycling in the city (bicicletablanca.org).

As the colder winter weather starts to bite, the Jalisco Family Development Agency (DIF) is providing support to homeless people, migrants, the elderly and the vulnerable through its 2023 Winter Assistance Plan.

Excursionists may be the only ones rubbing their hands in glee at the current cold snap. 

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro’s slick publicity machine has worked hard to try and persuade citizens that his administration’s law enforcement and public security strategies have been a success.